Discovering History (Upper Primary) Colonial Australia

New South Wales explores the reasons why and how a penal colony was established at Port Jackson on the east coast of the Australian continent in 1788. It also examines life in the colony, its development and history up to Federation in 1901 and the impact of settlement on the original Aboriginal inhabitants.

This book is classified as Reading Level 27 / Fountas and Pinnell Level R. Visit our Levelled readers page for further information on reading levels.